diff --git a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1/networkdevicedata.go b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1/networkdevicedata.go
index 5d0ee8fc5..9cb1b4dea 100644
--- a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1/networkdevicedata.go
+++ b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1/networkdevicedata.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type NetworkDeviceDataApplyConfiguration struct {
 	// the allocated device. This might be the name of a physical or virtual
 	// network interface being configured in the pod.
 	//
-	// Must not be longer than 256 characters.
+	// Must not be longer than 256 bytes.
 	InterfaceName *string `json:"interfaceName,omitempty"`
 	// IPs lists the network addresses assigned to the device's network interface.
 	// This can include both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type NetworkDeviceDataApplyConfiguration struct {
 	IPs []string `json:"ips,omitempty"`
 	// HardwareAddress represents the hardware address (e.g. MAC Address) of the device's network interface.
 	//
-	// Must not be longer than 128 characters.
+	// Must not be longer than 128 bytes.
 	HardwareAddress *string `json:"hardwareAddress,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta1/networkdevicedata.go b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta1/networkdevicedata.go
index 5c3edcfe8..f112f0145 100644
--- a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta1/networkdevicedata.go
+++ b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta1/networkdevicedata.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type NetworkDeviceDataApplyConfiguration struct {
 	// the allocated device. This might be the name of a physical or virtual
 	// network interface being configured in the pod.
 	//
-	// Must not be longer than 256 characters.
+	// Must not be longer than 256 bytes.
 	InterfaceName *string `json:"interfaceName,omitempty"`
 	// IPs lists the network addresses assigned to the device's network interface.
 	// This can include both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type NetworkDeviceDataApplyConfiguration struct {
 	IPs []string `json:"ips,omitempty"`
 	// HardwareAddress represents the hardware address (e.g. MAC Address) of the device's network interface.
 	//
-	// Must not be longer than 128 characters.
+	// Must not be longer than 128 bytes.
 	HardwareAddress *string `json:"hardwareAddress,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta2/networkdevicedata.go b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta2/networkdevicedata.go
index 962170326..238e5412f 100644
--- a/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta2/networkdevicedata.go
+++ b/applyconfigurations/resource/v1beta2/networkdevicedata.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type NetworkDeviceDataApplyConfiguration struct {
 	// the allocated device. This might be the name of a physical or virtual
 	// network interface being configured in the pod.
 	//
-	// Must not be longer than 256 characters.
+	// Must not be longer than 256 bytes.
 	InterfaceName *string `json:"interfaceName,omitempty"`
 	// IPs lists the network addresses assigned to the device's network interface.
 	// This can include both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type NetworkDeviceDataApplyConfiguration struct {
 	IPs []string `json:"ips,omitempty"`
 	// HardwareAddress represents the hardware address (e.g. MAC Address) of the device's network interface.
 	//
-	// Must not be longer than 128 characters.
+	// Must not be longer than 128 bytes.
 	HardwareAddress *string `json:"hardwareAddress,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fe9649218..22fc5a87a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/time v0.14.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.13.0
-	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260303202015-13e1054b051a
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20260227203245-48224b4d1ddb
+	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260304002023-027f12a817fc
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20260304001639-b2c4fa76c8c5
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260127142750-a19766b6e2d4
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20260210185600-b8788abfbbc2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 37d127906..18225b7a4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1/go.mod h1:cWUDdTG/fYaXco+Dcufb5Vnc6Gp2YChqWtbxRZE0mXw=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260303202015-13e1054b051a h1:Tevx3r+RgIlXg5kdBJaiaK3cDoMRck8MMTgRwmVCOi8=
-k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260303202015-13e1054b051a/go.mod h1:qhb/XTo9jEH6dtv01aF9OubVFb/O4rILeIUv25AhTbw=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20260227203245-48224b4d1ddb h1:0MWXuP1Qkr2TJBSQ2qYrHARDtTXH4TeTZ9q8OPHOQFM=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20260227203245-48224b4d1ddb/go.mod h1:zqp0Kd80VeQZHyQ4j0VW/sn9zTHYeXFd/brJe5Po20w=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260304002023-027f12a817fc h1:tohaIH5sDqsawJ6dcqUR7qY5ohYiInPJ7uPeKVKZk5A=
+k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20260304002023-027f12a817fc/go.mod h1:tNEpIZCyaGwRlDz5/CKdC+9GwlUMhI6TjW81zqj++ys=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20260304001639-b2c4fa76c8c5 h1:FbcaTZ6/lur1sOjNkQVFqoTBjD2KXlyzff940AkWIp8=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20260304001639-b2c4fa76c8c5/go.mod h1:zqp0Kd80VeQZHyQ4j0VW/sn9zTHYeXFd/brJe5Po20w=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20260127142750-a19766b6e2d4 h1:HhDfevmPS+OalTjQRKbTHppRIz01AWi8s45TMXStgYY=